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Oct

BC Farmer Profile: Growing Sprouts and Greens for Vancouver Island Schools

October 29, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Farm to School Month, Farms, Stories from the field

Carmen Wakeling, Owner, CEO Eatmore Sprouts & Greens Ltd. 2604 Grieve Rd. Courtenay, BC, V9J 1S7 (Vancouver Island) Number of years at the business 35 What school (or schools) are you connected with? Huband Park Elementary and École Robb Road Elementary What food(s) or services(s) do you provide to this/these school(s)? We are providing Certified...

Oct

A Celebration of Diversity and Knowledge Transfer

October 19, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Stories from the field

F2S Fall Training Session in BC October 12 & 13, 2018 Hillel House, University of British Columbia, Vancouver # attendees: 47 Theme/overall purpose: This was the second training session offered for many of the F2S: Canada Digs In! grantees in BC. As such, this year the main theme of the event was Farm to School Sustainability:...

Oct

Fresh Ideas in Farm to School

October 1, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Summer Salad Bars at the Farmers’ Market in New Denver BC Salad bars…in the summer?! Yes please! Inspired by the Farm to School (F2S) salad bar, the Healthy Community Society of the North Slocan Valley (HCS) created a healthy and innovative pilot project this summer. Read about how one BC Farm to School program spurred...

Oct

Farm to Campus Initiative at University of Victoria Looks to Bring ‘Good Food’ to Campus

October 1, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Stories from the field

Jess Schellenberg is a student at the University of Victoria, where she is completing a double major in Environmental Studies and Political Science, with a minor in Education. Even with a full course load on her plate, she still finds the time to lead the Meal Exchange chapter on campus, which for the past year...

Sep

Growing a Garden Grows Awareness of Intricate Food System

September 7, 2018F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to School, In the News, Stories from the field

Photo: Dr. Tara Moreau, a plant scientist and lead researcher and educator at the UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research. She helps people focus on real-life solutions to help prop up place-based food systems. Our F2CC team attended the Place Based Food Systems Conference in August, with the opportunity to connect with thought leaders...

Jul

Winlaw School Plants for Bees and Borscht

July 23, 2018F2CC adminCanada Digs In, English, F2S Grants, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Winlaw Elementary School, Winlaw, BC 2017-2018 (Year 2) Winlaw is a small town in the middle of the Slocan Valley in B.C.’s West Kootenay region. As part of our Farm to School program, we have had our school garden for two years. This fall, we were excited to see what grew over the summer. We...

Jul

École Robb Road’s Salad Bar is Growing!

July 3, 2018F2CC adminCanada Digs In, English, F2S Grants, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Ecole Robb Road, Comox, BC 2017-2018 (Year 2) Our second year of Salad Bar has been a delicious meal to count on every Tuesday at École Robb Road Elementary in Comox, British Columbia. We are so fortunate to live in the Comox Valley, to be able to enjoy the bounty of our veggie growing community...

Jul

Templeton Secondary

July 3, 2018Farm to School Grant RecipientCanada Digs In, English, F2S Grants, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Templeton High School, Vancouver, BC 2017-2018 (Year 2) This is our third year running our garden, and in these three years our school of 850 students has seen some amazing moments of learning, both for students and staff. Running a high school garden, even in this short amount of time, has provided the opportunity for...

Horsefly Elementary Junior Secondary Schools, Williams Lake BC

Jul

Adventures in Horsefly

July 3, 2018Farm to School Grant RecipientCanada Digs In, English, F2S Grants, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Horsefly Elementary School, Horsefly, BC 2017-2018 (Year 2) In the middle of the Province of BC, about 45 minutes east of Williams Lake, in prime ranching and forestry country, surrounded by mountains, lakes and wildlife, one will find the thriving metropolis of Horsefly which includes one very friendly, family-based school, Horsefly Elementary/Junior Secondary. Our school,...

Jun

Edward Milne Community School’s Farm to School Programs are Growing!

June 29, 2018Farm to School Grant RecipientCanada Digs In, English, F2S Grants, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Edward Milne Community School, Sooke, BC Grades 9-12 660 Students, including 70 International Students and 118 of Indigenous Ancestry 2017-2018 (Year 2) At Edward Milne Community School, our students are serving up fresh, local veggies from our salad bar four days a week, 30 week of the year – that’s 2,000 salads served! When I...